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Just two weeks after Will.i.am slammed this generation’s Hip Hop stars for their ‘lack of skill’ (click here to read more), the Black Eyed Peas frontman leads his group in their latest single, ‘Back 2 Hip Hop.’

Tapping legendary rapper Nas to assist, the Pasha Shapiro-directed visual – which pays homage to the genre’s Golden era – sees the group rock bucket hats, rope chains, Adidas track suits and more to salute the Rap stars of yesteryear.

Curious to see the trippy video they all cooked up?  It awaits inside:

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Just a week after making headlines for hitting a new Hot 100 peak 24 years after its release (click here to read more), Mariah Carey‘s ‘All I Want For Christmas’ rises again on the tally (reaching its highest rung ever).

The historic yuletide tune – which has earned Mimi a whopping $60 million in royalties to date (as we reported here) – stunned when it rose to #7 on the Hot 100.  The move spurred her fans, affectionately called #Lambs, to action to stream the tune with hopes of having it not only unseat Ariana Grande‘s megahit, ‘thank u, next,’ from the top of charts, but also earn the 5-octave songbird her 19th #1.

Their efforts may have not reached the ultimate goal, but they are certainly one step closer to doing so.  Details inside:

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“Fan or not you talk about my publicist/friend you can eat a d*ck PERIOD.”

Strong words from Cardi B after she caught wind of fans attacking her public relations representative, Patientce Foster, for allowing the rapper’s husband, Offset (born Kiari Cephus), to crash her historic Rolling Loud performance over the weekend.

Bardi already made headlines for taking to social media to urge fans not to lend disparaging remarks to Cephus for his attempts to win back her love (click here to read more), now – as social media investigators release the “hounds” to find out who is to blame for the incident – they’ve turned their sights to her PR rep.

The move generated a fierce clap back from the rapstress.  Read the latest in the “who dun it” hoopla inside:

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Jacquees‘ efforts to convince the world that he is the current king of R&B have rubbed Keith Sweat the wrong way!

You see, shortly after the performer made headlines with his “ambitious” statement, he bumped into Keith backstage at the V-103 Winterfest concert in Atlanta.

There, TMZ’s cameras caught Sweat making his way into his dressing room and quizzed him on his J’s remarks.

Close by? J himself.

What happened next?

Watch below…

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R. Kelly has amped up efforts to fight the man who says the performer ruined his marriage by infecting his wife with a grotty disease.

Find out how below…

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Off the heels of Janelle Monae‘s two Grammy nominations for work found aboard her critically-acclaimed third album, ‘Dirty Computer’ (Album Of The Year, Best Music Video for “PYNK”), the singer recently unleashed another video to accompany one of the project’s fan favorites:  ‘Crazy, Classic Life.’

Billed as the “standalone visual” from the ‘Dirty Computer’ emotion picture, the clip – directed by Alan Ferguson – is a sci-fi inspired number that sees Monae rock a punk aesthetic while showing off some crazy adventures of the 33-year-old and long-time rumored girlfriend, Tessa Thompson.

Thompson’s cleared up the rumors but hey, we can dream right? The must-see action awaits below:

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Eight years ago, Nicki Minaj unlocked her first studio album ‘Pink Friday‘ and watched it open with pure sales of 375,000 units and go on to move a total of 1 million units by the end of its release month.

Since then, unbeknownst to her fans, the respected music industry body that is Billboard has been quietly tracking sales of each and every female artist who have impacted its Billboard 200 albums chart with debut sets to see if any could match or better Minaj’s record-setting numbers.

This year, it has unveiled its findings.

Good news below…

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Miley Cyrus pulled a 180 on fans when she ditched the raunch of her ‘Bangerz’ era for the more wholesome looks of its Country-inspired follow-up, ‘Younger Now.’  When the buying public rejected the transformation (as evidenced by the set’s sales and eventually being lost in obscurity), Cyrus not only announced intent to return to the Urban Pop formula that laced the 2013 LP’s tracks, but also plans to tip toe back into the image that accompanied it.

Evidence of that can be found by the singer’s headline grabbing performance on ‘SNL’ last night (December 15).  Belting out the Mark Ronson-assisted hit, ‘Nothing Breaks Like a Heart,’ and their remake of John Lennon Christmas classic, ‘War Is Over,’ the 26-year-old’s voice was on point and so were some of the revealing outfits she wore for the performance.

Did you miss any of the action? It’s all inside:

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Zayn‘s long-awaited sophomore album ‘Icarus Falls’ finally landed this week after several false starts.

The successor to 2016’s ‘Mind Of Mine’ boasts a beefy tracklist comprised of 27-songs, several of which were rolled out as promo singles in the year plus that preceded its arrival.

However, with the former One Direction singer still shunning traditional promotion, the effects are reflecting in the project’s commercial performance.

See what we mean below…

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This week From The Vault celebrates the 20th anniversary of an R&B classic that has aged like a fine wine – tasting better with time.

Our pick is ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ by the legendary Whitney Houston, which features soulful songbirds Faith Evans and Kelly Price.

Join us below for more…

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Fans of ‘Sweet Love’ singer Anita Baker are feeling sour after their hopes of seeing the songstress on a Las Vegas residency were dashed recently.

Never fear, however, as what she does have up her sleeves may be just as exciting. Details inside:

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